And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight. Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” (Luke 7:21-23)

What The World Refused To See

Shortly after Jesus began His public ministry, He and the disciples were invited to a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was also at the wedding. In an embarrassing moment for the wedding party and the master of the feast, the caterers ran out of wine. Mary goes to Jesus, telling him the terrible predicament the family has run into, and seeks His help. Jesus tells the servants to fill six stone waterpots with water (containing twenty or thirty gallons each). After filling the pots to the brim, Jesus tells the servants to draw from the waterpots and give to the master of the feast. To the shock of the master, the taste of the wine was the best. This beginning of the signs Jesus did to manifest His glory.

It is impossible to know how many miracles Jesus performed in His short ministry. The miracles, signs, and wonders done through Jesus attested to His power and declared Him to be the Son of God. Nicodemus, the Pharisee ruler who came to Jesus by night, admitted that no one could perform the signs Jesus performed if God were not with Him. There was nothing that Jesus could not do. He cured many of the infirmities. Whatever disease the people had, Jesus cured them instantly. His healing did not require rehabilitation or a series of medicines to recover from the disease. Every disease was dealt with in the same manner; it was gone.

Sin brought about many afflictions of the body. From the beginning of time, remedies were given to ease the suffering of those things that afflicted the body. Jesus healed everyone instantly. He removed all pain and suffering. During the ministry of Jesus, God allowed demons to possess people. The purpose of allowing demon possession was not to highlight the demons but to show that Jesus had power over Satan and the demon world. Every demon Jesus demanded to be cast out obeyed. Anyone with an evil spirit was completely healed if they came to Jesus. The man of the region of the Gadarenes was a madman possessed with great power to break chains and shackles. Jesus cured the man completely. Jesus gave the blind sight, the lame to walk again, and cured lepers of the most dreaded disease. The deaf were made to hear, and Jesus raised the dead.

All the severest critics of Jesus never denied the existence of miracles. Jesus would perform miracles in front of those who accused Him, but they never denied what they saw was real. It was not Jesus’ purpose to remove disease and affliction from the world. He came to preach the gospel of salvation through His blood. The world saw incredible miracles performed by the Finger of God, but they could not see Jesus as the Son of God. What condemns the world is that it refuses to see what is clearly seen in the testimony of Jesus Christ. The poor have the gospel preached to them, and the world looks the other way.

Miracles have ceased, and there is no demon possession, but the word of the Lord remains as powerful as when Jesus spoke the words of His Father. The Bible is the fully revealed word of God, and the world views it as a book of myths. No testimony in the world testifies as the Bible does. Human wisdom has created theologies that hinge upon the philosophies of failed religions. There is no rival to the story of Jesus Christ. The Bible is a book of miracles, signs, and wonders to prove that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God. Refusing to believe does not change the heavenly message of Christ. To refuse is to damn the soul to an eternal place of torment. Except one believes that Jesus is the Christ, he will die in their sins. Sadly, all the evidence is clearly defined in the word of God. Believe in the power of God. See the miracles that Jesus did to see that He alone is the Son of God.